Annual report of the Cleveland Public Library for 1885

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE • "V ' - ' • j' >v -.t. •>" *
Library Board and Librarian
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FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31. 1885;
CLEVELAND, CK
nted at the Publishing House of the Evangelical Association
1885.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
LIBRARY BOARD AND LIBRARIAN
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF
CLEVELAND, O.,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1885.
CLEVELAND, O.
Printed at the Publishing House of the Evangelical Association.
1883.
MEMBERS.
H. C. BRAINERD,
L. BRECKENRIDGE,
WILLIAM J. GLEASON,
J. H. KENNEDY,
ERNST KLUSSMAN,
THEO. A. WEED,
JOHN G. WHITE.
President—JOHN G. WHITE.
Secretary—WILLIAM J. GLEASON.
188^-85-86.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
BOOKS.
MESSRS. KLUSSMAN, KENNEDY, BRECKENRIDGE.
BUILDING.
MESSRS. BRAINERD, BRECKENRIDGE, WEED.
EMPLOYES.
MESSRS. KENNEDY, KLUSSMAN, GLEASON.
FINANCE.
MESSRS. GLEASON, WEED, BRAINERD.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
MESSRS. KLUSSMAN, KENNEDY, BRAINERD.
President White a member ex-officio of all Committees.
Place of Business and Residence of Members.
XAMES. PLACE OF BUSINESS. RESIDENCE.
DR. H. C. BRAINERD
L. BRECKENRIDGE
WM. J. GLEASON
J . H. KENNEDY
ERNST KLUSSMAN
DR. THEO. A. WEED
JOHN G. WHITE
675 St. Clair Street
13 Public Square, Room 1
124 Seneca Street, Room 8,.
55 Seelye Avenue
Waechter am Erie Office
284 Pearl Street
Blackstone Bl'k, Seneca St....
675 St. Clair Street.
317 Kennard Street.
56 Cedar Avenue.
55 Seelye Avenue.
560 Euclid Avenue.
284 Pearl Street.
115 Lake Street.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
To the Honorable Board of Education, of the City of Cleveland* O.:
The Public Library Board of said City submit this, its
report of the affairs of the Library under its management for the
year from September 1st, 1884, to August 31st, 1885, both
included.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury September 1st, 1884 $ 3,464.51
From June 1884 collection of taxes 8,332.30
From December 1884 collection of taxes 9,951.54
Paid into treasury by Librarian 306.77
$22,055.12
EXPENDITURES.
Binding $ 1,271.99
Books 4,080.93
Fuel 846.69
Furniture and Cases 565.56
Gas 792.60
Insurance 400.00
Printing and Stationery 234.75
Beading Boom 614.72
Repairs 624.58
Salaries 9,484.47
Supplies 140.59
Total $19,056.88
Balance in treasury September 1, 1885 $ 2,998.24
The following tables may be of interest, showing the growth
of the library, and the mode in which the expenditures in its
behalf have been made since it was established in 1879. Some
omissions and discrepancies will appear in different parts of the
tables, owing partly to the imperfections of the earlier reports,
and partly to different modes of registering the facts.
Table showing growth of library, and sums expended in the
purchase and preservation of books, and for periodicals. The
pamphlets are not included in the number of books in the
library. The column headed books lost and missing includes
books lost by borrowers and paid for by them, and also books
missing and unaccounted for.
4 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1f188 5! 11
2,163
7,030 486
11,750 3281
1354
3173
3980
2493
4592
3509
13,165
16,435
20,415
fl8,834
22,769
25,117
25,467
26,490
29,155
33,019
36,563
39,092
§43,153
45,90513056
1186
2743
3S25
12
33
"55
54
236
131
1289
93
210
187
28!
57;
50! 89
64
651
174
230
135
201
383
•127 380j 558
746
300
1,023
233
102
239
289
186
230
771
65,552
4,867' 94,702
4,720 100,671
1,415: 84,475
3,270 111,217
3,980 173,281
f 1,5811156,000
3,935:167,052
2,348 189,197
350 105,339
1,023 108,175
2,665 130,443
3,864 134,568
3,544^125,722
2,529:127,483
4,06l' 148,007
2,7521 198,202
$4,376 52
2,291 52
. 5,846 09
-3,543 43
'-3,966 02
4,106 82
{3,976 61
{7,760 60
6,774 20
1,474 67
1,577 27
4,789 23
6,166 60
9,732 63
2,954 70
6,427 90
4,080 25
$ 256 35
Inclu'd
in Bks.
440 00
897 34
;l,u09 90
:l,079 00
: 506 41
:l,150 60
: 822 95
699 70
773 73
520 38
863 63
833 83
1,072 70
1,271 99
302 71
196 89
127 93
350 00
440 00
500 00
507 58
525 40
614 72
* The report of the clerk of the Board of Education gives only the aggregate cost of
books and binding for 1870-1873. A later report of the librarian furnishes the means of
separation for 1872 and 1873.
t The apparent decrease in the size of the library grows out of the fact, that in pre-vious
years a proper deduction was not made for books lost, missing and condemned.
t For these five vears the reports of the librarian and of the clerk of the Board of
Education do not agree as to cost of binding, and for 1876 and 1877, they do not agree as
to cost of books The figures given above are those of the librarian, lhe clerk gives
for cost of binding, 1874, $706 85; 1875, $1350.53; 1876, $1164.88; 1877, $565.85: 1878,
$1498 42. Yet other reports give the cost of binding in 1877 as $1009.90 and $992.50.
The clerk gives as cosfof books , 1876, $8063.71; 1877, $8119.65. The differences prob-ably
arise largely from different periods being included in the reports, and from differ-ent
modes of book-keeping. The cost ot remodelling the present quarters of the
library is not given in the table, as it is not stated separately from other similar expen-ses
of the Board of Education.
I Probably should be.43,461. See report, pages 7 and 8.
IT The Books in Librarv for 1885 is arrived at by actual count. Books Bought includes
JJ net additions Vbyw exchange Books Bound includes only books rebound from Reading-room.
1869..
1870.,
1871.,
1872.,
1873.,
1874.,
1875.
1876.
1877.,
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
$1,623
2,156
2,663
4,150
4,618
4,785
6,056
6,839
7,366
3,597
6,466
6,395
7,269
7,719
8,069
8.208
9,484
50$....
07 19
50,206
92 124
(0 121
50 215
32 317
53 198 90
42 10
106 50
1074 52
640 96
261 22
' 35V 7 l"
762 55
394 93
234 75
/ g
H
$61
109
105
160
282
516
189
95
170
165
141
130
250
300
300
350
400
19 07
81 49
174 39
87 55
52 12
P3
$ 600 00
600 00
600 00
600 00
666 67
644 47
2,135 24
1,875 00
2 50
26 28
39 86
275 50
51 42
580 80
168 50
1130 71
57 25
247 96
30 00
38 16
o £
« 3
$
5,650
10,131
9,808
12,992
11,549
15,181
20,052
18,691
u,m
13,812
17,928
21,318
15.587
18,652
19,056
* The figures given are found in a later report of the librarian,
Board reports only $19.00 for furniture.
The clerk of the
5 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
The Library was opened on the 18th of February, 1869, in the
Northrop and Harrington Block, its nucleus being the former
Public School Library. The origin of the Gejman Department
was a gift of books purchased with the surplus proceeds of the
Humboldt Festival From its opening to the 2d day of October,
1871, the library was managed by the Board of Education; from
that day to the 14th of July, 1873, by a Board of six Managers,
appointed by the Board of Education ; then to 1879, by the
Board of Education ; and since, by the Public Library Board,
composed of seven members chosen by the Board of Education.
In 1873 the Library was moved to Clarke's Block on Superior St.;
in 1875 to the Cit}r Hali; and in April, 1879, to its present quarters.
L. M. Oviatt was Librarian from 1868 to 1875; I. L. Beards-ley
from the first day of September, 1875, to September 1st,
1884,^ since which time W. H. Brett has been Librarian.
The original revenue of the Librarj* was derived from the Act^
of March, 1869, authorizing a levy of ^th of a mill for purchase
of books and attendant expenses. The Attorney General of the
-State gave an opinion, that under this Act the proceeds of the
tax must be spent in purchase of books and for binding, the
other expenses being paid from the school fund. Under this
Act, so construed, the public libraries of Cincinnati and the
other cities of the state, excepting Cleveland, are still managed.
In May, 1877, the Cleveland City Solicitor decided that no ex-penses
of the Library could be paid from the school fund. This
closed the Library from 30th June to 10th September, 1877. In
1877-78 Acts were passed allowing $7000 to be appropriated for
the Library from the school fund. The Act of the 8th of April,
1879, allows a levy of 2
5
0 th of a mill. This sum was fixed as the
amount necessanT to maintain the Library, it being intended
that the whole should be levied, and it being expected that the
annual increase from the increase of the duplicate would keep
pace with the increasing needs of the Library.
For further particulars as to the progress and condition of the
library, we beg to refer you to the report of the Librarian, here-with
submitted.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD,
OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Honorable, the Public Library Board.
GENTLEMEN :—In accordance with Rule 17. of the Cleveland
Public Libraiy, I have the honor of submitting to you a state-ment
of the work done during the year ending August 31, 1885,
and of the condition of the Librar}- at the close of the same
j-ear, being the seventeenth annual report of the Librarian.
THE LIBRARY ROOMS.
During the 3*ear improvements have been made as follows :
The Public room in the Circulating Department has been en-larged
by moving back some cases from the front of the room,
and the side counters, the floor has been covered with matting,
chairs and tables supplied for those consulting the Catalogues,
and two new double cases a^dded. The room is better lighted,
as the light was formerl}* partly obstructed the cases, and it
is decidedly more convenient and pleasant. Light, swinging
doors were placed at the main entrance, and a dumb waiter
built connecting this room with the Reference Department.
A telephone has also been placed in the Librarian's office.
The walls of the Reference room have been re-painted and
the ceiling re-papered, improving the appearance of the room
and making it lighter. A railing has been constructed, sep-arating
the Reference from the Reading Room, and the floor
of the former covered with new matting. The store room
has been fitted up with shelves, and nearly fourteen hun-dred
volumes of Government Publications stamped, labelled
and placed upon them. These volumes are included in the
printed Catalogues of the Reference Room, but had been packed
away in boxes, because there was no shelf-room for them. Four
new glazed cases have been placed in this room, and a special
enclosed table provided for "Audubon's Birds." Signs were also
placed on the front of the building and in the halls.
8 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
THE LIBRARY.
According to the last annual report the number of volumes
in the Library at the close of last year was as follows :
Circulating department 28,881
Reference room 12,740
Duplicates 275
Odd volumes 203
Librarian's office 421
*High School 153
Old books (theological) 200
Unbound volumes 85
Not otherwise enumerated 195
Total number of volumes 43,153
There have been added during the year by
gift and purchase 3.398
Recovered of books previously missing 380
Total additions ~ 3,778
DEDUCTIONS.
Condemned 771
Lost and paid for 31
Exchanged 5
Pamphlets at High School included as vols.
in last report 118
Total deductions 925
Net additions 2,853
There should be on hand or accounted for 46,006
The examination of the Library at the close of
the year gives the following results.
On hand in Circulating Department 30,793
Reference Department 13,833
" Books in Librarian's office 213
Unclassified 335
Surplus duplicates 697
At High Schools 34
45,905
Missing and unaccounted for 100
Lost from High School 1
101
*In the Librarian's report for 1883-84 as quoted above 153 volumes. At the beginning
of the year 1884-85 the shelf catalogue of the Library showed 34 vols, deposited at the
High Schools. There were receipts on file from the Superintendent of Instruction and
the Principals of the High schools for 35 vols, and 119 pamphlets. At the close of the
year the Principals of the High schools reported as follows: Central, 19 vols., 212 pam-phlets
on hand; 1 vol., 8 pamphlets lost. West, 15 vols., 71 pamphlets on hand. Total,
34 vols., 283 pamphlets on hand.
8 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Of the 380 volumes, reported above as recovered, 296 appear
to have been missing for the first time at last year's examina-tion,
84 at sometime previous to last }^ear. The examina-tion
at the close of the year showed the following result: Mis-sing,
from the Circulating Department, 513 volumes ; from the
Reference Department, 13* volumes ; in all 526 volumes, or 426
more than appear by actual count to be missing.
The books condemned have been given to City Institutions as
follows:
City Infirmary 321
West Side Unclassified School 347
Work-house 319
987
This includes the 771 volumes noted above, and 216 others
previously condemned—but still in the Library.
A tabulated statement of the result of the examination of the
Library will be found in appendix A.
PAMPHLETS.
There are on hand at the close of the year in the
Library 326
At Central High School 212
At West High School. 71
609
The pamphlets in the Library, though not catalogued, have
been classified and aminged to render them available for refer-ence.
Many things are published in pamphlet form only which
are well worthy of preservation, but from the form in which
they appear, they are likely to have a very ephemeral life, unless
a systematic effort is made to preserve them.
I would call attention to the value of securing and preserving
historical monographs, and especially everything relating to this
section of the country. The pamphlet of to-day may be a val-uable
part of the material of the future historian.
MAPS, ETC.
There are also in the Library 122 maps, mounted on cloth in
,87 cases, 5 wall maps, 2 charts, and the Trouvelot astronomical
drawings, 15 in number, framed.
A statement of the accessions to the Library from all sources
is given in Appendix B.
* This includes the missing for two years, no examination of Reference Room shelves having been made
at end of year 1883-84.
9 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A record of the gifts to the LibrarjT, with the names of the
donors in Appendix C.
THE WORK IN THE LIBRARY.—CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
This department was open 301 days, except three and one-half
hours, having been, in addition to the usual Holidaj^s,
closed during Sept. 1, 2, 3, for the purpose of making the
examination the result of which formed part of the last annual
report; the afternoon of Nov. 29th, for the funeral of Miss Ida
M. Rezner; Aug. 8th in honor of the memory of General Grant,
and Aug. 10, 11, 12th for the examination, the result of which
is embodied in this report. The hours in the Circulating
Department, according to the Rules adopted June 2d, 1884, were
from April 1st to Oct. 1st, from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.; from Oct.
1st to April 1st. from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. This rule was
amended Jan. 6th to make the hour of opening 8:30 A. M. and
closing 9 P. M. throughout the year.
The 3Tear's work shows a gratifying increase in the use of the
Library—the whole number of books issued being 198.203
Tabulated statements of the circulation and comparisons with
previous years may be found in Appendix D. During the year
4,507 new membership cards have been issued, increasing the
whole number to 22,266. With our present charging system no
accurate statement can be made of the number of cards actually
in use.
At the October meeting of the Board the rules were so mod-ified
as to allow any school teacher to draw six additional books
in the line of school work. This provision has been taken
advantage of to some extent, though not so much as was antic-ipated.
The teachers in the cit3~ schools have been especially invited
to use the Library, and to encourage their pupils to do so. In
several instances teachers in the grammar grades have visited
the Library, with some of their pupils, in one instance as many
as twenty, and assisted them in selecting books. These
efforts, however, have met with some discouragement on account
of the insufficient supply of good books for children of that
age. I believe that if it were possible to add several thousand
volumes to that especial department, they would be in use
10 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
through the Winter. Perhaps it is impossible to make an}T such
addition at present, but the need still remains. I believe that
whatever additions can be made to that department will be
promptly met by a corresponding increase in its use. The
Libraiy has been used to a considerable extent b}T the pupils of
the High. Schools, and of some of the private schools in the city;
as well as by the Stndents of Adelbert College. The rules were
also modified to permit applications for books to be left on
postal cards, which are mailed as notifications when the books
are received. The plan seems to work satisfactorily and to be a
convenience. An arrangement was also made in November last
b}r which books were to be delivered by an expressman twice a
week at the store of Mr. J. A. Bartlett in the 18th Ward. The
expense being borne by those drawing the books. The accounts
have been kept with each individual, and have not been sep-arated
from the other business of the Library*so that no sep-arate
statistics can be given of the business thus done. The
average issue in this way has been about 200 per month.
In December the plan of placing copies of some of the
popular magazines in the Circulating Department was adopted,
and we have each month ten copies of Harper's, eight of the
Centur}', three of St. Nicholas and one each of the North Ameri-can
Review and the Atlantic,—they are bound and issued as
books. The magazines have been sought for and used largely..
THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT AND READING ROOM.
These departments have been open 359 days, including Sun-days,
less three and one-half hours, having been closed the
usual Holidays, the afternoon of Nov. 29th, and all of Aug. 8th
for reasons before mentioned.
The hours have been from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. on week days,
and from 1 to 9 P. M. on Sundays. The number of visitors
noted during the year, was on week days 46,269 ; on Sundays
except September, 10,891, total 57,160, no record has been
preserved of the work on Sundays in Sept. These figures show
an increase on last year's work, though less marked than in the
Circulating Department.
A record is kept by an assistant of those observed entering
the room. It has undoubtedly always fallen short of the actual
11 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
number and the discrepancy is probably greater this year than
ever before, as during a considerable portion of the year the
room has been in charge of two assistants instead of three as
heretofore ; with less attendance and with extra work on hand,
it is a fair presumption that more persons enter the room
unobserved and unrecorded than before. The number of books
used in Reference Room was on week days 28,665; Sundays,
4,642 ; total, 33,307. Average number. 92. Average number in
Library each day when both departments are open, is 714.
The class of visitors and the use of the books in the Refer-ence
Library is a matter of interest. A number of well-known
literary workers and journalists are making use of the Library,
and stt least two books issued by well-known publishing houses
during the past year were prepared largely in the Library.
During the Winter the various Literary and Art Clubs in the
city have used the books largely. The School of Design has
used the resources of the Library for illustrations of the history
of art, and pupils of the schools in connection with their school
work.
All sorts of questions are asked upon every variety of sub-jects.
In addition to this more serious use of the Library there
are«some, what proportion of the whole I am unable to say,
who come for pastime, and read merely for amusement. For
the children who want to look over illustrated books a long
table is placed in the Reading Room, and during the cold
weather it is almost constantly in use. It has been a difficult
problem to do the best possible thing for these children without
interfering with the comfort of older readers. Disorder has
been checked, and some disorderly boys expelled, but it would
require the constant supervision of one person to maintain per-fect
quiet, and this it has not been possible to give.
A few instances of the mutilation of volumes in the Refer-ence
Room have occurred during the past year. EverjT precau-tion
possible with the number of assistants employed, is taken
to prevent this.
A tabulated statement of the work in the Reference Depart-ment
may be found in appendix D.
The Reading Room has been largely used, good order has
been observed, and the papers have not usually suffered much
12 LIBRAE IAN's REPORT.
beyond the ordinary wear, although some instances of malicious
mutilation have occurred.
One man who cut a portion of a newspaper from a file was
arrested, found guilty and fined ten dollars, and costs. A list of
the newspapers and other periodiodicals on file in the Reading
Room may be found in appendix E.
CATALOGUING.
There were in existence at the beginning of the year a printed
catalogue of the Circulating Department, consisting of ten sec-tions
bearing dates of 1875 and 1876, Supplements to 1882, a
printed catalogue of the Reference Department bearing date of
1883, and a manuscript alphabetico-classed catalogue of the
library carried as far as " Mou," and contained in nine volumes.
There was also a card catalogue of 1875, and new cards made
last year for about one-sixth of the Circulating Department. It
was ordered by the Board Jan. 6th, that a title and author
catalogue of the German books in the Library should be pre-pared
and printed, and on March 3d it was ordered that a cat-alogue
of the books in the Circulating Department be prepared
and printed.
At an adjourned meeting, March 17th, the Librarian presented
a communication advising that the entire LibraiT be rearranged
and renumbered. It was directed by the Board that the new
catalogue to be prepared should include authors, titles and sub-jects
in one alphabet. The work thus decided upon consisted in
renumbering, labeling, rearranging on the shelves, and preparing
new shelf catalogues for all the books in the Circulating Depart-ment,
making cards for about five-sixths of them, preparing the
manuscripts for the printer and correcting the proofs.
The work was about the same as if the same number of new
books were to be classified and catalogued with the disadvant-age
that they were to be kept in circulation while the work was
going on. The only part of the work heretofore done, which
was of use, was the partial card catalogue of about one-sixth of
the books as previously mentioned. The older card catalogue
was not available for several reasons. Pursuant to these
instructions the following work has been done.
The German books in the Circulating Department, 3,358 in
13 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
number, have been classified, numbered, labeled and rearranged
on the shelves, cards have been made for them and the manu-script
was ready for the printer about June 1st. The manu-script
has also been prepared for a catalogue of the German
books in the Reference Department, including references to the
more important contents of volumes. This is to be published
as a supplement to the foregoing. In addition to this, fiction com-prising
8,340 volumes, has been renumbered, labeled and ar-ranged,
and a new shelf catalogue made, and the same work is
nearl}' completed in Juvenile numbering 2706 volumes. Cards
have been made for about twenty-one hundred volumes in addi-tion
to the German books mentioned above.
This work has been done by the assistants, and it took the
time of one person from early in Januaiy until about June lstr
and has taken that of another from the 27th of January until
the present time, of two others from about April 25th until the
present time, and of another since July 7th. In addition to
this some assistance was given by others, but so irregularly that
no estimate can be made of the time spent.
Previous to July 7th, those working at the catalogue, were
only partly relieved from other duties, so that they were inter-rupted,
but by a resolution of the Board of that date I was
directed to entirely relieve four assistants of other duties for the
purpose of doing this work. Since that date the work has pro-ceeded
more rapidly, the amount of hinderance previously
caused by interruptions may be estimated by the fact that the
two persons working in fiction did as much work in three weeks
after July 7th, as they had in eight previous^. I think it is
fair to say that of the work thus described as directed by the
Board and in progress, a large part, probably three-fourths, will
be expended in placing the Library in that condition in which it
should always be kept whether the intention is to print a new
catalogue or not,—when the Library is re-classified and arranged
and provided with a complete card catalogue, the preparation of
the manuscript for the printer will be a comparatively small
matter, and with the card catalogue kept complete to date, the
material for supplementary issues will alwaj-s be ready.
In saying, what I have, in regard to the work necessary to be
done in the Library, I do not intend any criticism on the
14 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
previous management of the Library. The arrangement of
the books was made, when the Library had only a small fraction
of its present number of books, and in its growth it has out-grown
the plan until the time has come when it is thought
best to entirely re-arrange rather than attempt any further
modifications of the present system of arrangement. In doing
this the future has been kept in view, and a plan adopted
which it is expected will permit a large increase in the size of
the Library without any disarrangement of the classification.
The issue of the German catalogue mentioned above as ready
for the printer June 1st, has been delayed by an unfortunate
misunderstanding with the printing house which first undertook
its preparation. It is now progressing. Before leaving the
-subject of cataloguing I might mention that beginning with this
year an Accession Catalogue has been kept in which a record, is
made of all volumes added to the Library, describing each and
giving the source from which obtained and its cost if purchased,
and leaving a blank for its final disposal.
BINDING.
There have been newly bound for the Library during the year
313 volumes ; re-bound, 2,370. Bound in temporary binding,
389, total of 3,075. The volumes have usually been bound in
half leather; within three months, however, about 500 volumes
have been bound in canvas which is cheaper, looks better and
promises to be more serviceable.
Several valuable art works which were on hand unbound
previous to the current year have recently been bound for the
Reference Library. A statement of the binding is given in
Appendix F. In addition a large number of books have been
repaired in the Library of which no exact record has been kept.
INVENTORY.
At the suggestion of the Secretary of the Board an inventory
of the Library has been made for the purpose of better deter-mining
the amount of insurance which should be carried. An
examination was made of the books in the Reference Depart-ment,
and a value fixed upon each volume, or set except in the
case of the Government publications which were valued as a
whole by an expert.
15 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
The prices fixed were obtained in most instances from the cat-alogues
of publishers or dealers, or from the original bills of
sale, the condition of the books being taken into consideration
in fixing the value.
The books in the Circulating Department were estimated, the
furniture and fixtures were examined and the more important
things valued by experts, and the result was:
Reference Department to Sept. 1, 1884 $37,911.08
Circulating " " " " 23,104.K)
Books added to Sept. 1st, 1885 4,071.43
Furniture and Fixtures to April 1st, 1885 8^37-40
Total $73,724.71
A summary of the Librarian's cash account will be found in
Appendix G.
In closing this report a few words as to the future of the
Library may not be out of place. The building occupied is
pleasantly located, excellently lighted, and as well adapted for
Library use as any building not erected expressly for the pur-pose
could be.
The question of how to make the Library available to those
in the more remote districts of the city is a very important one,
and is likely to be asked with increasing frequency and emphasis
as the city grows. Possibly the success of the delivery station
in the 18th Ward may suggest one answer to it.
The most important work in the immediate future is the prep-aration
and publication of the catalogue ; —while this is in
progress it will draw so largely upon the resources of the
Library that it will probably permit only the addition rather
meagerly of the more important new books as published. With
the completion of the catalogue it will be possible to more
accurately study the Library as a whole, to determine its strong
points, and its deficiencies and to plan broadly for building it up!
While any discussion of such plans for the future would be
premature at this time, permit me to briefly mention two or three
things which . I think worthy of attention—I would strongly
urge the importance of adding to the Library everything obtain-able
in regard to our own State, and especially to Cleveland and
Northern Ohio. It seems proper that each Public Library
should preserve the annals of its own section as- completely as
possible.
16 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Another matter of great importance, and one which need not
be postponed, is the consideration of every means for making the
Library useful to the young people of the city both in and out
of school. The work of the Library is so many-sided that many
other interests press upon our attention, this, however, seeim
specially worthy of consideration. Upon this and other subjects.
I hope to have the honor of making some specific suggestions
in the communications which it is my duty to make to the-
Board from month to month.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. BRETT, Librarian..
LIBRARY EMPLOYEES.
WM. H. BRETT, Librarian Sept. 1, 1884.
M i s s MARIA T. HUBBELL, F i r s t A s s i s t a n t Mar. 1, 1875.
Circulating Department.
M i s s EMMA E. KENNEY Feb. 9, 1876.
* M i s s IDA M. REZNER Mar. 5, 1878.
M i s s EMMA M. JOHNSON Sept. 15, 1881.
M i s s BERTHA L. SCHROEDER Dec. 8, 1883.
M i s s ANNIE C. GRANGER Oct. 9, 1884.
M i s s LINA W. MOORE Aug. 5, 1884.
M i s s NELLIE L. GLEASON Dec. 2, 1884.
M i s s MADGE G. PIERCE Mar. 17, 1885.
: Substitutes.
M i s s LYDIA HONECKER Oct. 9, 1884.
M i s s ADDIE T. REZXEK Dec. 2, 1884.
M i s s JESSIE L . RITTER Mar. 17, 1885.
M i s s GUSSIE KELLEY. S a t u r d a y s Feb. 3, 1885.
M i s s CELIA HUTSON. S a t u r d a y s Mar. 17,1885.
Reference Department.
M i s s CARRIE E. BASSETT Apr. 1, 1881.
M i s s LIZZIE L. HAIJ Apr. 21, 1879.
M i s s CORA E. PAPWORTH Dec. 1, 1883.
Sunday Substitutes.
MRS. ANNIE C. MUELLER July 3, 1882.
M i s s LTDIA HONECKER Mar. 1 7 , 1 8 8 5.
* Died Nov. 26, 1884.—See page 17.
17 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
p X a t T Mczxux,
daughter of the late Dr. W. B. Rezner, graduated from
the Central High School. Accepting a position in the
Public Library, she filled it with faithful service and
adorned it with womanty grace. She was devoted to
her work, as she was to all duty, and continued in
it until the end — remaining cheerfully in her place
until the third day before her death. Such courage and
steadfastness is rare and noteworthy. Her associates
in the Library and those friends who best knew her
cherish as a precious heritage her example of courage,
patience and fidelity.
I subjoin a tribute from the pen of a well known and
gifted Cleveland lady published in a daily paper at the
time as showing how she impressed those who met her
in the Library :
" Permit me to say a few words about the noble girl who has
just died, after filling her position so ably in the Public Library
for several years. She will be sadly missed by us all. Her
uniform kindness, her gentle manners, and her admirable
knowledge of books made her an invaluable helper and won for
her the highest respect and esteem. Her devotion to her farml-and
her devotion to everything high and pure made her hosts
of friends. * * * Her conscientious discharge of duty led
her to work too hard. It is no small thing in this busy world
to come and to go ever with a pleasant word, a willing heart,
and a noble purpose. It is no small thing to be remembered
and loved. Miss Ida Rezner will not be forgotten."
18 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX A.
CONDITION' OK LIBRARY
Art and Music 456...
Astronomy 1168...
Biography 2528 ..
Botany 243..
Education 477...
Elocution. v 281...
Essays 1309...
fiction 8340...
Games and Sports 121...
German 3358...
History 1751...
Juvenile 2706...
Mental and Moral Philos 268...
Natural History 548...
Physiology 492...
Physical Geography 263...
Poetry 1193.
Politics and Law 273 ..
Social Science and S. History. 1178 ..
Theology 1345-
Travel
Wit and Humor 276.
Harper's )
Century. [ 103.
Appleton's J
Mrs. Hussey's gift 50.
East and Wfest High Schools. 34.
. 2 6
. 13
. 10 15
. 2 1
. 3 2
. 5 3
. 7 5
.165 221
. 80
. 24
.108
. 2
. 8
. 3
. 3
. 12
. 7
6 ....
. 10
7
4
2058 31 25
30,819 513 469
10
1
1
2
2
104
41
12
72
1
4
3
7
1
6
o
18
4
c del
296
PMreisvsiionugs toR e'8ct4i v.J fc
771 84
Transferred to Reference Room, German 118
Transferred to Reference Room, Miscellaneous 38
Unclassified 5
Total 161
19 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A P P E N D I X B.
ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY.—CIRCULATING DEPT.
By purchase 2521
By exchange. ' ^
By gift. 17
Total to Circulating Dept 2552
REFERENCE DEPT.
By purchase 51'
By exchange 9
By gift
Rebound from R. R 12 <
Total to Ref. R
Total by purchase 3038
Total bv exchange 23
Total by gift 210
Total rebound from R. R 127
Total 3398
APPENDIX C.
LIST OF DONORS TO THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Bil. rub'
Vols. Vols. Panip.
Adelbert College. Dr. E. Bushnell 3
Alden, Edwin & Bro. Cincinnati, 0 I
Andrews, Mrs. Sherlock J 1
Babcock, C. H..... (5
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1
Baslington, G. 0 1
Bassett, C 3
Board of Education 1 85
Board of Education, Detroit 1
Board of Trade 1
Bolton, Mrs. S. K 1
Bostonian Society 1
Breckenridge, L 2
Brett, Wm.H 1
Briggs, Samuel D 1
Bushnell. Rev. Dr. E 50
Buzby, Geo. L. Philadelphia 1
City of Cleveland 8 6 3
Cobden Club, London, Eng 1
Cotgreave, A. Esq. Richmond, Eng 2
Cowles, Alfred H 7
Crumb & Baslington 1
Cutler, President Carroll 1
Dalton, J. G. Boston, Mass 1
Dickman, F 1
Drury, E. J 1
20 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX C. — Continued.
Bd. U lib'
Vols. Vols. Panip.
Germantown Phila. Friends Free Library 1
Green, S. A. M. D. Boston, Mass 1
Green. S. S. M. D. Worcester. Mass 2
Groot, Geo. A 1
Foran, Hon. M. A 8
Harrison, Geo. L. Philadelphia 1
Haynes, Hon. Till}-. Boston 1
Hinsdale, B. A 2
Hubbell, Z. M 1
Johns, H. W. N. Y 1
Johns Hcpkin's University, Baltimore. 2
Lea Bros. & Co. Philadelphia 1
Leeds, Josiah W. Philadelphia 1 1
Lehigh University Society, Bethlehem 2
Library Co., Philadelphia. 2
Lockwood, Geo. R. & Son. N. Y 1
Lovell, John W. & Co. N. Y 1
Macfie, R. A. Esq. Edinburgh, Scotland 2
Ma}-nard, Dr. A 1
Massachusetts (State of) 59
Mechanics Institute, San Francisco 1
Mercantile Library Association, Cincinnati 1
Mercantile Library, N. Y 1
Mercantile Library, San Francisco 1 I
Meylert, Asa P. M. D 1
Morse, Richard C 1
Northrop, B. G. Clinton, Conn 1
Ohio Bureau of Labor Statistics 1
Payne, Hon. H. B 2
Patterson, W. D 6
Paul, Peter & Bro. Buffalo, N. Y 1
Peaslee, John B. Cincinnati, 0 1 1
Providence Athenusem 1
Public Library, Boston, Mass 1
Public Library, Bridgeport, Conn 1
Public Library, Brookline, Mass 1
Public Library, Chicago, 111 1
Public Library, Cincinnati, 0 2 2
Public Library, Dayton, 0 1
Public Library, Indianapolis, Ind 1
Public Library, Lancaster, Mass 1
Public Library, Lawrence, Mass 1
Public Library, Lynn, Mass. 1
Public Library, Manchester, Eng 1 2
Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1
Public Library, New Bedford 1
Public Library, Providence, R. 1 1
Public Library, St. Louis, Mo 1
Public Library, Swansea, Wales 1
Public Library, Taunton, Mass 2
Public Library, Toledo, 0. 2
Public Library, Toronto, Canada 1 2
Public Library, Watertown 1
21 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX C.— Continued.
15(1. Till)'
Vols. Vols. Panip.
Public Library, Woburn. Mass 1
Public Library, Worcester, Mass 1 1
Royal Society of Canada 1
Ruggles, C. B 8
Sawyer Free Library. Gloucester, Mass 1
Scott, Wm. H. Esq. Toledo, 0 2
Scribner's Chas. Sons. N. Y 1
Sims, Wm 1
Smith, Anthony Stove Co. Boston, Mass 1
Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D. C 8 1 I
Sotheran, H. & Co; London 1
Townsend, Hon. Amos....» 4
Trustees N. Y. & Brooklyn Bridge 1
United States.
Agriculture Department of. 1 1
Bureau of Education 2 1 5
Bureau of Navigation 1 1
Chief of Ordinance 1
Commissioner of Patents 1 1
Comptroller of Currency 1
Interior (Dept of) 1 vol. of maps. 27 1
Life Saving Service 1
Navy Dept - 1
Postmaster General 1
Signal Office War Dept 1 4
Surgeon General 2
Treasury Department 8
War Department 4 8
University of Michigan 1
Welch, A. E., N. Y 1
White, John G 122 maps. 4
Whitney, James L. Boston, Mass 1
Willard, DeForest M. D 1
Winthrop, Robert C. Hon 9
Wood, Wm. & Co. N. Y 1
Woman's Medical College 1
Yale College, New Haven. E 3
Yates, James (Libr. Leeds (Eng.) Library) 1
Y. M. A., Buffalo, N. Y. 1
Total 190 20 280
2 2 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX D.
The work in Library during the year, with Comparisons.
CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
ri
i ^
*
G ! ® a •si <u ~
o h"* % bJD 35 H
xe
o
O)
it -Z s
£ PQ ^ X < fc
September 23 10,198 20th. 880 10th. 241 443 146
October 27 12,784 25 th. 957 8th. 290 472 233
November 24 13,913 22d. 1231 4th. 324 571 330
December 26 17,990 13th. 1360 11th. 400 692 571
Januarv 26 21,358 24th. 1400 15th. 443 821 607
February 24 20,922 14th. 1596 11th. 512 868 500
March 26 22,731 21st. 1644 11th. 616 874 511
April 26 19,519 4th. 1600 22d. 502 751 382
Mav 25 15,839 2d. 1269 5th. 415 633 230
June 26 14,946 6th. 1105 25th. 397 575 221
J u lv 26 14.370 11th. 828 15th. 418 553 194
August 22 13,633 13th. 1062 24th. 389 619 259
301 198,203 4.184
Largest month—March—22,731.
Smallest month—September—10.198.
Largest average daily delivery—March—874.
Smallest average daily deliver}- —September—443.
Largest day—March 21st—1644.
Smallest day—September 10th—241.
The following table will show the circulation by months for
the past eight years:
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March...
April....
May
J u ne
J u ly
August.
Total... 105,
1878-79 1879-80
4,819
8,738
8,989
10,384
11,841
11,278
12,063
10,869
9,517
8,378
8.463
7,130
9,506
10,886
11,261
13,347
13,787
13,030
.10,830
8,916
9,492
1880-81
8,017
9,520
10,436
12,497
15,621
14,719
15,406
13,109
10,986
10,082
10,050
1881-82
8,324
9,898
11,064
12,523
13,244
14,048
14,893
13,904
10,504
9,840
9,620
6,707
1882-83
7.586
10,413
11,307
12,071
12,887
12,784
13,468
12,011
11,760
9,943
9,471
2,078
108.175 130,443 134.568 125,722 127,483 307.148,007 301.198,203
1883-84
8,417
10,325
11,340
12,669
14,253
13,372
15,757
12,139
10,669
9.651
1883-84
Work'g days
25. 7,630
27. 10,967
25. 11,875
25. 12,578
26. 14,921
24. 14.924
26. 16,293
26. 12.969
26. 12,'345
25. li,441
26. 10,347
26. 10.717
1884-85
Work'g days
23. 10,198
27. 12,784
24. 13,913
26. 17,990
26. 21,358
24. 20,922
26. 22,731
26. 19,519
25. 15,839
26. 14,946
26. 14,370
22. 13,633
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 23
APPENDIX D — Continued.
The following table exhibits the classifications of books drawn
for the past ten 3-ears:
1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 Percentages of
Books in Li-brary—
1885.
Fiction 60.42 55.80 53.75 54.85 56.42 50.14 51.80 50.85 49.60 50.17 27.10
Juvenile 15.40 12.20 12.90 13.69 12.05 14 52 12.50 12.00 12.28 14.38 8.80
History 3.05 3.51 4.25 5.44 6.30 6.21 5.50 3.SO 3.41 4.10 5.70
Biography 3.42 3.56 3.00 3.13 3.59 6.62 4.75 3.35 3.22 2.57 8.31
Theology .75 .50 .90 .52 .69 .58 .55 .75 .84 .80 5.24
Poetrv & Drama 1.05 2.40 2.25 2.75 1.98 2.77 2.25 2.05 2.00 1.60 3.90
Travels 4.16 4.05 5.25 5.63 4 74 5.87 5.65 5.60 5.30 4.39 6.70
Science, Art,ifcc. 6.50 9.23 8.50 6.82 6.03 6.42 9.25 12.15 13.76 9.09 23.32
German 5.55 7.75 9.20 7.22 8.20 6.87 7.75 9.45 9.59 12.90 10.93
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT.
• ? !
tin:
September
October
November
December..
January ...
February..
March
April.„
May
June
J u ly
August
2,964!
3,308j
a,508;
4,486j
4,362
4,323
4,556;
4.032'
8,873]
3,471
3,114
3,772
114
141.
148
172
168
180
175;
155
155'
154
120;
145
66 No
97
107
121
122
129
120
100
84
68
53
52
46,269128,665
787
1,473
1,092
1,207
1,112
1,633
903
987
508
518
671
10,891 4,642
1 record
321
913
518
505
523
704
322
335
139
142
220
No recort
197
295
273
302
278
327
225
197
127
129
134
24 LIBRARIAN'S RErORT.
APPENDIX E.
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ON FILE IN THE READING ROOM OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Abbreviations.—M. monthly. D. daily. D. & S. daily and Sunday. W. weekly.
Sw. semi-weekly. Sm. semi-monthly. Q. quarterly. Bra. bi-monthly. * Gifts.
American Agriculturist. m.
American Architect. w.
American Journal of Medical Sci-ence.
q.
American Journal of Philology, q.
American Journal of Science. m.
American Machinist. w.
American Naturalist. m.
American Protectionist. w.
Army and Navy Journal. w.
Art Amateur. m.
Atlantic Monthly. m.
Auf der Hohe. ra.
Baltimore American. d. & s.
Belletristisches Journal. w.
Blackwood's Magazine. 111.
Bookbuyer, N. Y. 111.
Book Mart, Pittsburgh. 111.
Boston Herald. d. & s.
British Medical Journal. w.
British Quarterly Review. q.
Buffalo Courier. d.
Buffalo Express. d.
Carroll Republican.* w.
Catholic Universe.* w.
Catholic World. in.
Century. m.
Chautauquan. m.
Chicago Current. w.
Chicago Inter-Ocean. d. & s.
Chicago News. d.
Chicago Staatszeitung. d.
Chicago Times. d. & s.
Chicago Tribune. d. & s.
Christian at Work. w.
Christian Register. w
Christian Union. w.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
d. & s.
Cincinnati Enquirer. d. & s.
Cincinnati Volksblatt. d.
Cleveland Anzeiger. d.
Cleveland Leader. d. & s.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. d k s.
Cleveland Sun. w.
Cleveland Voice.* w.
Cleveland Wachter am Erie. d.
Congregationalist. w.
Conneaut Reporter.* w.
Contemporary Review. m.
Critic. w.
Decorator and Furnisher. m.
Delaware Herald.* w.
Demorest's Monthly. m.
Denver Times. d.
Detroit Free Press. d. & s.
Deutsche Illustrirte Zeitung. sm.
Deutsche Rundschau. m.
Earnest Worker.* m.
Eclectic Magazine. m.
Edinburgh Review. q.
Educational Monthly. m.
Electrical World. w.
Elyria Republican.* w.
Engineering and Mining Journal, w.
English Illustrated Magazine. m.
Evangelical Messenger. w.
Evangelist. w.
Farm and Fireside.* sm.
Forest.City Press.* Dakota. w.
Forest and Stream. w.
Frank Leslie's Newspaper. w.
Gartenlaube. sm.
Geauga Republican.* w.
Gegenwart (Die). w.
Geneva Times.* w.
Gospel in all Lands. m.
Hahnemanian Monthly. in.
Harper's Bazar. w.
Harper's Monthly. m.
Harper's Weekly. w.
Harper's Young People. w.
Household. 111.
Housekeeper.* m.
Illustrirte Zeitung. sm.
Independent. w.
International Standard. bm.
Irish World. w.
Journal of Education. w.
Journal of Nervous and Mental
Diseases. q.
Library Journal, N. Y.. m.
Lippincott's Magazine. m.
Literary Life. m.
Literary News. m.
Literary World. sm.
25 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Lithographer.* w.
Littell's Living Age. w.
London Academy. w.
London Athenaeum. w.
London Electrician. w.
London Engineer. w.
London Illustrated News. w.
London Lancet. w.
London Punch. w.
London Weekly Times. w.
Louisville Courier Journal, d. & s.
Magazine of Art. m.
Manifesto.* m.
Marion Democratic Mirror.* w.
Mechanical News. sm.
Mechanics. m.
Medico Legal Journal. q.
Medina Co. News.* w.
Memphis Avalanche.* w.
Million. w.
Mining Journal (Marquette). w.
Nation, (N. Y.) „w.
National Republican. d.
National Temperance Advocate, m.
National Tribune, Washington, w.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
d. & s.
New York Graphic. d.
New York Herald. d. & s.
New York Medical Record. w.
New York Staatszeitung. d.
New York Sun. d. & s.
New York Times. d. & s.
New York Tribune. d. & s.
New York Voice.* w.
Nineteenth Century. m.
North American Review. m.
Northern Ohio Journal.* w.
Oberlin Weekly News.* w.
Official Gazette. (U.S.Pat.Office).w.
Ohio Patriot.* (New Lisbon, 0 . ) w.
Ohio State Journal. d.
Outing and The Wheelman. m.
Painter.* m.
Philadelphia Press. d. & s.
Philadelphia Times. d. & s.
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, d.
Pittsburgh Dispatch. d. & s.
Popular Science Monthly. m.
Publisher's Circular. (London.) sm
Publisher's Weekly, N, Y. w.
Puck. w.
Quarterly Review. q.
Richland Shield and Banner.* w.
St. Louis Globe Democrat, d. &. s.
St. Nicholas. m,
St. Paul and Minneapolis Pioneer
Press. d. & s.
Sandusky Weekly Register* w.
San Francisco Bulletin. d.
Sanitarj' Engineer. w.
Science. w_
Scientific American. w.
Scientific American Supplement, w.
Sentinel.* w..
Shelby Times.* w.
Spirit of The Times. «w.
Springfield Republican. d.
Summit Co. Beacon.* w.
Sunday-School Times. w.
Toronto Globe. d.
Trade Review.* w
Unitarian Review.* m.
United Ireland.
U. S. Governmen
Catalogue.
Urbana Citizen and Gazette.*
Ueber Land und Meer.
Valley Echo.* (East Palestine), w..
Vanit3r Fair. \v_
Westermann's Monthly. * in-
Western History (Magazine of), m.
Western Reserve Chronicle.* w..
Westminster Review. q.
Woman's Journal. w.
Youth's Companion. w.
w.
Publication
m^
w.
sm_
SUMMARY.
English.
Dailies 32...
Semi-weekly 1...
Weeklies 77...
Semi-monthlies 4...
Monthlies 38. .
Bi-monthly 1...
Quarterlies 8 ..
German. Total
... 5 37:
1
... 2 79
41
1
S'
29 Publications Contributed.
English 161, Germ. 14, Total 175
2 6 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
September.
October
November.
December. .
J a n u a r y . ..
F e b r u a r y . . .
March
A p r i l
May
J u n e
J u l y
A P P E N D I X F.
* BINDING.
Circulating Dept.
S-l
.5 £
1 °
S3
M0) o
111
162
283
242
171
237
167
296
358
227
T o t a l |27l2254
fci
£_> C
15
61
79 210
"C
09 t= <U s
P O bt-o
c <D
1
•73
CO £3 0> S3
a c
CO gj
"S <=
o
13
12
44
R e f e r e n c e .
Dep't.
78 99 t i l l
C3 ®
QJ
19
4
5
3
14
61
Total number books bound in Circulating Dep't 2623
Total number books bound in R e f e r e n c e Dep't. - 349
Total ' 2972
* This is taken from Binders Bill and does not include August 1#85, the bills for
which were not presented until September. The figures in Appendix B. are taken
from Accession Catalogue and include the year from Sept. 1. 1884 to Aug. 31. 1885
inclusive.
t On page 19, 127 vols are reported as rebound from R. R. That number is taken
from Accession Catalogue and includes 16 vols rebound and added in August but
i h e bill not presented until September hence not included in this table.
Note— A discrepancy will be noticed between the above figures and report of bind-ing
on page 14. This is due to an error noticed too late for correction. The figures should
read as follows : Newly bound 260, rebound 2423, in temporary binding 289 ; total 2972.
28 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Rec'd. Exp'd. To Treus.
September $ 27.85 $ 21.46 $
October 60.78 17.31
November : 48.12 25.42 22.51
December 64.36 29.81 34.55
January 43.07 22.85 20.22
February 46.35 16.76 29.59
March 40.69 9.66 31.03
April 44.76 4.43 40.33
May 37.42 10.08 27.34
June 44.90 31.74 13.16
July 34.83 24.63 10.20
August 30.72 31.83
$523.80 $245.98 $228.93
Total receipts $523 80
Total expenditure $245.98
Total paid to treasurer 228.93
Balance on hand 48.89
$523.80
EXPENDITURES. RECEIPTS.
Drafts S 2.24 Books $ 27.44
Freight 54.65 Cards 5.04
Furniture 18.39 Catalogues 3.55
Labor. 14.50 Fees 23.75
Periodicals 21.92 Fines 439.67
Postage 22.69 Paper 24.35
Refunded 17.80
Repairs 23.35 Total .' $523.80
Stationery 14.01
Sundries 3.98
Supplies 52.45
Treasurer 228.93
Total $474.91
Total receipts $523.80
Total expenditures $474.91
Balance on hand 48.89
$523. SO

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SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE • "V ' - ' • j' >v -.t. •>" *
Library Board and Librarian
OF THE
t
%
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31. 1885;
CLEVELAND, CK
nted at the Publishing House of the Evangelical Association
1885.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
LIBRARY BOARD AND LIBRARIAN
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF
CLEVELAND, O.,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1885.
CLEVELAND, O.
Printed at the Publishing House of the Evangelical Association.
1883.
MEMBERS.
H. C. BRAINERD,
L. BRECKENRIDGE,
WILLIAM J. GLEASON,
J. H. KENNEDY,
ERNST KLUSSMAN,
THEO. A. WEED,
JOHN G. WHITE.
President—JOHN G. WHITE.
Secretary—WILLIAM J. GLEASON.
188^-85-86.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
BOOKS.
MESSRS. KLUSSMAN, KENNEDY, BRECKENRIDGE.
BUILDING.
MESSRS. BRAINERD, BRECKENRIDGE, WEED.
EMPLOYES.
MESSRS. KENNEDY, KLUSSMAN, GLEASON.
FINANCE.
MESSRS. GLEASON, WEED, BRAINERD.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
MESSRS. KLUSSMAN, KENNEDY, BRAINERD.
President White a member ex-officio of all Committees.
Place of Business and Residence of Members.
XAMES. PLACE OF BUSINESS. RESIDENCE.
DR. H. C. BRAINERD
L. BRECKENRIDGE
WM. J. GLEASON
J . H. KENNEDY
ERNST KLUSSMAN
DR. THEO. A. WEED
JOHN G. WHITE
675 St. Clair Street
13 Public Square, Room 1
124 Seneca Street, Room 8,.
55 Seelye Avenue
Waechter am Erie Office
284 Pearl Street
Blackstone Bl'k, Seneca St....
675 St. Clair Street.
317 Kennard Street.
56 Cedar Avenue.
55 Seelye Avenue.
560 Euclid Avenue.
284 Pearl Street.
115 Lake Street.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
To the Honorable Board of Education, of the City of Cleveland* O.:
The Public Library Board of said City submit this, its
report of the affairs of the Library under its management for the
year from September 1st, 1884, to August 31st, 1885, both
included.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury September 1st, 1884 $ 3,464.51
From June 1884 collection of taxes 8,332.30
From December 1884 collection of taxes 9,951.54
Paid into treasury by Librarian 306.77
$22,055.12
EXPENDITURES.
Binding $ 1,271.99
Books 4,080.93
Fuel 846.69
Furniture and Cases 565.56
Gas 792.60
Insurance 400.00
Printing and Stationery 234.75
Beading Boom 614.72
Repairs 624.58
Salaries 9,484.47
Supplies 140.59
Total $19,056.88
Balance in treasury September 1, 1885 $ 2,998.24
The following tables may be of interest, showing the growth
of the library, and the mode in which the expenditures in its
behalf have been made since it was established in 1879. Some
omissions and discrepancies will appear in different parts of the
tables, owing partly to the imperfections of the earlier reports,
and partly to different modes of registering the facts.
Table showing growth of library, and sums expended in the
purchase and preservation of books, and for periodicals. The
pamphlets are not included in the number of books in the
library. The column headed books lost and missing includes
books lost by borrowers and paid for by them, and also books
missing and unaccounted for.
4 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1f188 5! 11
2,163
7,030 486
11,750 3281
1354
3173
3980
2493
4592
3509
13,165
16,435
20,415
fl8,834
22,769
25,117
25,467
26,490
29,155
33,019
36,563
39,092
§43,153
45,90513056
1186
2743
3S25
12
33
"55
54
236
131
1289
93
210
187
28!
57;
50! 89
64
651
174
230
135
201
383
•127 380j 558
746
300
1,023
233
102
239
289
186
230
771
65,552
4,867' 94,702
4,720 100,671
1,415: 84,475
3,270 111,217
3,980 173,281
f 1,5811156,000
3,935:167,052
2,348 189,197
350 105,339
1,023 108,175
2,665 130,443
3,864 134,568
3,544^125,722
2,529:127,483
4,06l' 148,007
2,7521 198,202
$4,376 52
2,291 52
. 5,846 09
-3,543 43
'-3,966 02
4,106 82
{3,976 61
{7,760 60
6,774 20
1,474 67
1,577 27
4,789 23
6,166 60
9,732 63
2,954 70
6,427 90
4,080 25
$ 256 35
Inclu'd
in Bks.
440 00
897 34
;l,u09 90
:l,079 00
: 506 41
:l,150 60
: 822 95
699 70
773 73
520 38
863 63
833 83
1,072 70
1,271 99
302 71
196 89
127 93
350 00
440 00
500 00
507 58
525 40
614 72
* The report of the clerk of the Board of Education gives only the aggregate cost of
books and binding for 1870-1873. A later report of the librarian furnishes the means of
separation for 1872 and 1873.
t The apparent decrease in the size of the library grows out of the fact, that in pre-vious
years a proper deduction was not made for books lost, missing and condemned.
t For these five vears the reports of the librarian and of the clerk of the Board of
Education do not agree as to cost of binding, and for 1876 and 1877, they do not agree as
to cost of books The figures given above are those of the librarian, lhe clerk gives
for cost of binding, 1874, $706 85; 1875, $1350.53; 1876, $1164.88; 1877, $565.85: 1878,
$1498 42. Yet other reports give the cost of binding in 1877 as $1009.90 and $992.50.
The clerk gives as cosfof books , 1876, $8063.71; 1877, $8119.65. The differences prob-ably
arise largely from different periods being included in the reports, and from differ-ent
modes of book-keeping. The cost ot remodelling the present quarters of the
library is not given in the table, as it is not stated separately from other similar expen-ses
of the Board of Education.
I Probably should be.43,461. See report, pages 7 and 8.
IT The Books in Librarv for 1885 is arrived at by actual count. Books Bought includes
JJ net additions Vbyw exchange Books Bound includes only books rebound from Reading-room.
1869..
1870.,
1871.,
1872.,
1873.,
1874.,
1875.
1876.
1877.,
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
$1,623
2,156
2,663
4,150
4,618
4,785
6,056
6,839
7,366
3,597
6,466
6,395
7,269
7,719
8,069
8.208
9,484
50$....
07 19
50,206
92 124
(0 121
50 215
32 317
53 198 90
42 10
106 50
1074 52
640 96
261 22
' 35V 7 l"
762 55
394 93
234 75
/ g
H
$61
109
105
160
282
516
189
95
170
165
141
130
250
300
300
350
400
19 07
81 49
174 39
87 55
52 12
P3
$ 600 00
600 00
600 00
600 00
666 67
644 47
2,135 24
1,875 00
2 50
26 28
39 86
275 50
51 42
580 80
168 50
1130 71
57 25
247 96
30 00
38 16
o £
« 3
$
5,650
10,131
9,808
12,992
11,549
15,181
20,052
18,691
u,m
13,812
17,928
21,318
15.587
18,652
19,056
* The figures given are found in a later report of the librarian,
Board reports only $19.00 for furniture.
The clerk of the
5 REPORT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD.
The Library was opened on the 18th of February, 1869, in the
Northrop and Harrington Block, its nucleus being the former
Public School Library. The origin of the Gejman Department
was a gift of books purchased with the surplus proceeds of the
Humboldt Festival From its opening to the 2d day of October,
1871, the library was managed by the Board of Education; from
that day to the 14th of July, 1873, by a Board of six Managers,
appointed by the Board of Education ; then to 1879, by the
Board of Education ; and since, by the Public Library Board,
composed of seven members chosen by the Board of Education.
In 1873 the Library was moved to Clarke's Block on Superior St.;
in 1875 to the Cit}r Hali; and in April, 1879, to its present quarters.
L. M. Oviatt was Librarian from 1868 to 1875; I. L. Beards-ley
from the first day of September, 1875, to September 1st,
1884,^ since which time W. H. Brett has been Librarian.
The original revenue of the Librarj* was derived from the Act^
of March, 1869, authorizing a levy of ^th of a mill for purchase
of books and attendant expenses. The Attorney General of the
-State gave an opinion, that under this Act the proceeds of the
tax must be spent in purchase of books and for binding, the
other expenses being paid from the school fund. Under this
Act, so construed, the public libraries of Cincinnati and the
other cities of the state, excepting Cleveland, are still managed.
In May, 1877, the Cleveland City Solicitor decided that no ex-penses
of the Library could be paid from the school fund. This
closed the Library from 30th June to 10th September, 1877. In
1877-78 Acts were passed allowing $7000 to be appropriated for
the Library from the school fund. The Act of the 8th of April,
1879, allows a levy of 2
5
0 th of a mill. This sum was fixed as the
amount necessanT to maintain the Library, it being intended
that the whole should be levied, and it being expected that the
annual increase from the increase of the duplicate would keep
pace with the increasing needs of the Library.
For further particulars as to the progress and condition of the
library, we beg to refer you to the report of the Librarian, here-with
submitted.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD,
OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN.
To the Honorable, the Public Library Board.
GENTLEMEN :—In accordance with Rule 17. of the Cleveland
Public Libraiy, I have the honor of submitting to you a state-ment
of the work done during the year ending August 31, 1885,
and of the condition of the Librar}- at the close of the same
j-ear, being the seventeenth annual report of the Librarian.
THE LIBRARY ROOMS.
During the 3*ear improvements have been made as follows :
The Public room in the Circulating Department has been en-larged
by moving back some cases from the front of the room,
and the side counters, the floor has been covered with matting,
chairs and tables supplied for those consulting the Catalogues,
and two new double cases a^dded. The room is better lighted,
as the light was formerl}* partly obstructed the cases, and it
is decidedly more convenient and pleasant. Light, swinging
doors were placed at the main entrance, and a dumb waiter
built connecting this room with the Reference Department.
A telephone has also been placed in the Librarian's office.
The walls of the Reference room have been re-painted and
the ceiling re-papered, improving the appearance of the room
and making it lighter. A railing has been constructed, sep-arating
the Reference from the Reading Room, and the floor
of the former covered with new matting. The store room
has been fitted up with shelves, and nearly fourteen hun-dred
volumes of Government Publications stamped, labelled
and placed upon them. These volumes are included in the
printed Catalogues of the Reference Room, but had been packed
away in boxes, because there was no shelf-room for them. Four
new glazed cases have been placed in this room, and a special
enclosed table provided for "Audubon's Birds." Signs were also
placed on the front of the building and in the halls.
8 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
THE LIBRARY.
According to the last annual report the number of volumes
in the Library at the close of last year was as follows :
Circulating department 28,881
Reference room 12,740
Duplicates 275
Odd volumes 203
Librarian's office 421
*High School 153
Old books (theological) 200
Unbound volumes 85
Not otherwise enumerated 195
Total number of volumes 43,153
There have been added during the year by
gift and purchase 3.398
Recovered of books previously missing 380
Total additions ~ 3,778
DEDUCTIONS.
Condemned 771
Lost and paid for 31
Exchanged 5
Pamphlets at High School included as vols.
in last report 118
Total deductions 925
Net additions 2,853
There should be on hand or accounted for 46,006
The examination of the Library at the close of
the year gives the following results.
On hand in Circulating Department 30,793
Reference Department 13,833
" Books in Librarian's office 213
Unclassified 335
Surplus duplicates 697
At High Schools 34
45,905
Missing and unaccounted for 100
Lost from High School 1
101
*In the Librarian's report for 1883-84 as quoted above 153 volumes. At the beginning
of the year 1884-85 the shelf catalogue of the Library showed 34 vols, deposited at the
High Schools. There were receipts on file from the Superintendent of Instruction and
the Principals of the High schools for 35 vols, and 119 pamphlets. At the close of the
year the Principals of the High schools reported as follows: Central, 19 vols., 212 pam-phlets
on hand; 1 vol., 8 pamphlets lost. West, 15 vols., 71 pamphlets on hand. Total,
34 vols., 283 pamphlets on hand.
8 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Of the 380 volumes, reported above as recovered, 296 appear
to have been missing for the first time at last year's examina-tion,
84 at sometime previous to last }^ear. The examina-tion
at the close of the year showed the following result: Mis-sing,
from the Circulating Department, 513 volumes ; from the
Reference Department, 13* volumes ; in all 526 volumes, or 426
more than appear by actual count to be missing.
The books condemned have been given to City Institutions as
follows:
City Infirmary 321
West Side Unclassified School 347
Work-house 319
987
This includes the 771 volumes noted above, and 216 others
previously condemned—but still in the Library.
A tabulated statement of the result of the examination of the
Library will be found in appendix A.
PAMPHLETS.
There are on hand at the close of the year in the
Library 326
At Central High School 212
At West High School. 71
609
The pamphlets in the Library, though not catalogued, have
been classified and aminged to render them available for refer-ence.
Many things are published in pamphlet form only which
are well worthy of preservation, but from the form in which
they appear, they are likely to have a very ephemeral life, unless
a systematic effort is made to preserve them.
I would call attention to the value of securing and preserving
historical monographs, and especially everything relating to this
section of the country. The pamphlet of to-day may be a val-uable
part of the material of the future historian.
MAPS, ETC.
There are also in the Library 122 maps, mounted on cloth in
,87 cases, 5 wall maps, 2 charts, and the Trouvelot astronomical
drawings, 15 in number, framed.
A statement of the accessions to the Library from all sources
is given in Appendix B.
* This includes the missing for two years, no examination of Reference Room shelves having been made
at end of year 1883-84.
9 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
A record of the gifts to the LibrarjT, with the names of the
donors in Appendix C.
THE WORK IN THE LIBRARY.—CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
This department was open 301 days, except three and one-half
hours, having been, in addition to the usual Holidaj^s,
closed during Sept. 1, 2, 3, for the purpose of making the
examination the result of which formed part of the last annual
report; the afternoon of Nov. 29th, for the funeral of Miss Ida
M. Rezner; Aug. 8th in honor of the memory of General Grant,
and Aug. 10, 11, 12th for the examination, the result of which
is embodied in this report. The hours in the Circulating
Department, according to the Rules adopted June 2d, 1884, were
from April 1st to Oct. 1st, from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.; from Oct.
1st to April 1st. from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. This rule was
amended Jan. 6th to make the hour of opening 8:30 A. M. and
closing 9 P. M. throughout the year.
The 3Tear's work shows a gratifying increase in the use of the
Library—the whole number of books issued being 198.203
Tabulated statements of the circulation and comparisons with
previous years may be found in Appendix D. During the year
4,507 new membership cards have been issued, increasing the
whole number to 22,266. With our present charging system no
accurate statement can be made of the number of cards actually
in use.
At the October meeting of the Board the rules were so mod-ified
as to allow any school teacher to draw six additional books
in the line of school work. This provision has been taken
advantage of to some extent, though not so much as was antic-ipated.
The teachers in the cit3~ schools have been especially invited
to use the Library, and to encourage their pupils to do so. In
several instances teachers in the grammar grades have visited
the Library, with some of their pupils, in one instance as many
as twenty, and assisted them in selecting books. These
efforts, however, have met with some discouragement on account
of the insufficient supply of good books for children of that
age. I believe that if it were possible to add several thousand
volumes to that especial department, they would be in use
10 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
through the Winter. Perhaps it is impossible to make an}T such
addition at present, but the need still remains. I believe that
whatever additions can be made to that department will be
promptly met by a corresponding increase in its use. The
Libraiy has been used to a considerable extent b}T the pupils of
the High. Schools, and of some of the private schools in the city;
as well as by the Stndents of Adelbert College. The rules were
also modified to permit applications for books to be left on
postal cards, which are mailed as notifications when the books
are received. The plan seems to work satisfactorily and to be a
convenience. An arrangement was also made in November last
b}r which books were to be delivered by an expressman twice a
week at the store of Mr. J. A. Bartlett in the 18th Ward. The
expense being borne by those drawing the books. The accounts
have been kept with each individual, and have not been sep-arated
from the other business of the Library*so that no sep-arate
statistics can be given of the business thus done. The
average issue in this way has been about 200 per month.
In December the plan of placing copies of some of the
popular magazines in the Circulating Department was adopted,
and we have each month ten copies of Harper's, eight of the
Centur}', three of St. Nicholas and one each of the North Ameri-can
Review and the Atlantic,—they are bound and issued as
books. The magazines have been sought for and used largely..
THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT AND READING ROOM.
These departments have been open 359 days, including Sun-days,
less three and one-half hours, having been closed the
usual Holidays, the afternoon of Nov. 29th, and all of Aug. 8th
for reasons before mentioned.
The hours have been from 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. on week days,
and from 1 to 9 P. M. on Sundays. The number of visitors
noted during the year, was on week days 46,269 ; on Sundays
except September, 10,891, total 57,160, no record has been
preserved of the work on Sundays in Sept. These figures show
an increase on last year's work, though less marked than in the
Circulating Department.
A record is kept by an assistant of those observed entering
the room. It has undoubtedly always fallen short of the actual
11 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
number and the discrepancy is probably greater this year than
ever before, as during a considerable portion of the year the
room has been in charge of two assistants instead of three as
heretofore ; with less attendance and with extra work on hand,
it is a fair presumption that more persons enter the room
unobserved and unrecorded than before. The number of books
used in Reference Room was on week days 28,665; Sundays,
4,642 ; total, 33,307. Average number. 92. Average number in
Library each day when both departments are open, is 714.
The class of visitors and the use of the books in the Refer-ence
Library is a matter of interest. A number of well-known
literary workers and journalists are making use of the Library,
and stt least two books issued by well-known publishing houses
during the past year were prepared largely in the Library.
During the Winter the various Literary and Art Clubs in the
city have used the books largely. The School of Design has
used the resources of the Library for illustrations of the history
of art, and pupils of the schools in connection with their school
work.
All sorts of questions are asked upon every variety of sub-jects.
In addition to this more serious use of the Library there
are«some, what proportion of the whole I am unable to say,
who come for pastime, and read merely for amusement. For
the children who want to look over illustrated books a long
table is placed in the Reading Room, and during the cold
weather it is almost constantly in use. It has been a difficult
problem to do the best possible thing for these children without
interfering with the comfort of older readers. Disorder has
been checked, and some disorderly boys expelled, but it would
require the constant supervision of one person to maintain per-fect
quiet, and this it has not been possible to give.
A few instances of the mutilation of volumes in the Refer-ence
Room have occurred during the past year. EverjT precau-tion
possible with the number of assistants employed, is taken
to prevent this.
A tabulated statement of the work in the Reference Depart-ment
may be found in appendix D.
The Reading Room has been largely used, good order has
been observed, and the papers have not usually suffered much
12 LIBRAE IAN's REPORT.
beyond the ordinary wear, although some instances of malicious
mutilation have occurred.
One man who cut a portion of a newspaper from a file was
arrested, found guilty and fined ten dollars, and costs. A list of
the newspapers and other periodiodicals on file in the Reading
Room may be found in appendix E.
CATALOGUING.
There were in existence at the beginning of the year a printed
catalogue of the Circulating Department, consisting of ten sec-tions
bearing dates of 1875 and 1876, Supplements to 1882, a
printed catalogue of the Reference Department bearing date of
1883, and a manuscript alphabetico-classed catalogue of the
library carried as far as " Mou," and contained in nine volumes.
There was also a card catalogue of 1875, and new cards made
last year for about one-sixth of the Circulating Department. It
was ordered by the Board Jan. 6th, that a title and author
catalogue of the German books in the Library should be pre-pared
and printed, and on March 3d it was ordered that a cat-alogue
of the books in the Circulating Department be prepared
and printed.
At an adjourned meeting, March 17th, the Librarian presented
a communication advising that the entire LibraiT be rearranged
and renumbered. It was directed by the Board that the new
catalogue to be prepared should include authors, titles and sub-jects
in one alphabet. The work thus decided upon consisted in
renumbering, labeling, rearranging on the shelves, and preparing
new shelf catalogues for all the books in the Circulating Depart-ment,
making cards for about five-sixths of them, preparing the
manuscripts for the printer and correcting the proofs.
The work was about the same as if the same number of new
books were to be classified and catalogued with the disadvant-age
that they were to be kept in circulation while the work was
going on. The only part of the work heretofore done, which
was of use, was the partial card catalogue of about one-sixth of
the books as previously mentioned. The older card catalogue
was not available for several reasons. Pursuant to these
instructions the following work has been done.
The German books in the Circulating Department, 3,358 in
13 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
number, have been classified, numbered, labeled and rearranged
on the shelves, cards have been made for them and the manu-script
was ready for the printer about June 1st. The manu-script
has also been prepared for a catalogue of the German
books in the Reference Department, including references to the
more important contents of volumes. This is to be published
as a supplement to the foregoing. In addition to this, fiction com-prising
8,340 volumes, has been renumbered, labeled and ar-ranged,
and a new shelf catalogue made, and the same work is
nearl}' completed in Juvenile numbering 2706 volumes. Cards
have been made for about twenty-one hundred volumes in addi-tion
to the German books mentioned above.
This work has been done by the assistants, and it took the
time of one person from early in Januaiy until about June lstr
and has taken that of another from the 27th of January until
the present time, of two others from about April 25th until the
present time, and of another since July 7th. In addition to
this some assistance was given by others, but so irregularly that
no estimate can be made of the time spent.
Previous to July 7th, those working at the catalogue, were
only partly relieved from other duties, so that they were inter-rupted,
but by a resolution of the Board of that date I was
directed to entirely relieve four assistants of other duties for the
purpose of doing this work. Since that date the work has pro-ceeded
more rapidly, the amount of hinderance previously
caused by interruptions may be estimated by the fact that the
two persons working in fiction did as much work in three weeks
after July 7th, as they had in eight previous^. I think it is
fair to say that of the work thus described as directed by the
Board and in progress, a large part, probably three-fourths, will
be expended in placing the Library in that condition in which it
should always be kept whether the intention is to print a new
catalogue or not,—when the Library is re-classified and arranged
and provided with a complete card catalogue, the preparation of
the manuscript for the printer will be a comparatively small
matter, and with the card catalogue kept complete to date, the
material for supplementary issues will alwaj-s be ready.
In saying, what I have, in regard to the work necessary to be
done in the Library, I do not intend any criticism on the
14 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
previous management of the Library. The arrangement of
the books was made, when the Library had only a small fraction
of its present number of books, and in its growth it has out-grown
the plan until the time has come when it is thought
best to entirely re-arrange rather than attempt any further
modifications of the present system of arrangement. In doing
this the future has been kept in view, and a plan adopted
which it is expected will permit a large increase in the size of
the Library without any disarrangement of the classification.
The issue of the German catalogue mentioned above as ready
for the printer June 1st, has been delayed by an unfortunate
misunderstanding with the printing house which first undertook
its preparation. It is now progressing. Before leaving the
-subject of cataloguing I might mention that beginning with this
year an Accession Catalogue has been kept in which a record, is
made of all volumes added to the Library, describing each and
giving the source from which obtained and its cost if purchased,
and leaving a blank for its final disposal.
BINDING.
There have been newly bound for the Library during the year
313 volumes ; re-bound, 2,370. Bound in temporary binding,
389, total of 3,075. The volumes have usually been bound in
half leather; within three months, however, about 500 volumes
have been bound in canvas which is cheaper, looks better and
promises to be more serviceable.
Several valuable art works which were on hand unbound
previous to the current year have recently been bound for the
Reference Library. A statement of the binding is given in
Appendix F. In addition a large number of books have been
repaired in the Library of which no exact record has been kept.
INVENTORY.
At the suggestion of the Secretary of the Board an inventory
of the Library has been made for the purpose of better deter-mining
the amount of insurance which should be carried. An
examination was made of the books in the Reference Depart-ment,
and a value fixed upon each volume, or set except in the
case of the Government publications which were valued as a
whole by an expert.
15 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
The prices fixed were obtained in most instances from the cat-alogues
of publishers or dealers, or from the original bills of
sale, the condition of the books being taken into consideration
in fixing the value.
The books in the Circulating Department were estimated, the
furniture and fixtures were examined and the more important
things valued by experts, and the result was:
Reference Department to Sept. 1, 1884 $37,911.08
Circulating " " " " 23,104.K)
Books added to Sept. 1st, 1885 4,071.43
Furniture and Fixtures to April 1st, 1885 8^37-40
Total $73,724.71
A summary of the Librarian's cash account will be found in
Appendix G.
In closing this report a few words as to the future of the
Library may not be out of place. The building occupied is
pleasantly located, excellently lighted, and as well adapted for
Library use as any building not erected expressly for the pur-pose
could be.
The question of how to make the Library available to those
in the more remote districts of the city is a very important one,
and is likely to be asked with increasing frequency and emphasis
as the city grows. Possibly the success of the delivery station
in the 18th Ward may suggest one answer to it.
The most important work in the immediate future is the prep-aration
and publication of the catalogue ; —while this is in
progress it will draw so largely upon the resources of the
Library that it will probably permit only the addition rather
meagerly of the more important new books as published. With
the completion of the catalogue it will be possible to more
accurately study the Library as a whole, to determine its strong
points, and its deficiencies and to plan broadly for building it up!
While any discussion of such plans for the future would be
premature at this time, permit me to briefly mention two or three
things which . I think worthy of attention—I would strongly
urge the importance of adding to the Library everything obtain-able
in regard to our own State, and especially to Cleveland and
Northern Ohio. It seems proper that each Public Library
should preserve the annals of its own section as- completely as
possible.
16 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Another matter of great importance, and one which need not
be postponed, is the consideration of every means for making the
Library useful to the young people of the city both in and out
of school. The work of the Library is so many-sided that many
other interests press upon our attention, this, however, seeim
specially worthy of consideration. Upon this and other subjects.
I hope to have the honor of making some specific suggestions
in the communications which it is my duty to make to the-
Board from month to month.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. BRETT, Librarian..
LIBRARY EMPLOYEES.
WM. H. BRETT, Librarian Sept. 1, 1884.
M i s s MARIA T. HUBBELL, F i r s t A s s i s t a n t Mar. 1, 1875.
Circulating Department.
M i s s EMMA E. KENNEY Feb. 9, 1876.
* M i s s IDA M. REZNER Mar. 5, 1878.
M i s s EMMA M. JOHNSON Sept. 15, 1881.
M i s s BERTHA L. SCHROEDER Dec. 8, 1883.
M i s s ANNIE C. GRANGER Oct. 9, 1884.
M i s s LINA W. MOORE Aug. 5, 1884.
M i s s NELLIE L. GLEASON Dec. 2, 1884.
M i s s MADGE G. PIERCE Mar. 17, 1885.
: Substitutes.
M i s s LYDIA HONECKER Oct. 9, 1884.
M i s s ADDIE T. REZXEK Dec. 2, 1884.
M i s s JESSIE L . RITTER Mar. 17, 1885.
M i s s GUSSIE KELLEY. S a t u r d a y s Feb. 3, 1885.
M i s s CELIA HUTSON. S a t u r d a y s Mar. 17,1885.
Reference Department.
M i s s CARRIE E. BASSETT Apr. 1, 1881.
M i s s LIZZIE L. HAIJ Apr. 21, 1879.
M i s s CORA E. PAPWORTH Dec. 1, 1883.
Sunday Substitutes.
MRS. ANNIE C. MUELLER July 3, 1882.
M i s s LTDIA HONECKER Mar. 1 7 , 1 8 8 5.
* Died Nov. 26, 1884.—See page 17.
17 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
p X a t T Mczxux,
daughter of the late Dr. W. B. Rezner, graduated from
the Central High School. Accepting a position in the
Public Library, she filled it with faithful service and
adorned it with womanty grace. She was devoted to
her work, as she was to all duty, and continued in
it until the end — remaining cheerfully in her place
until the third day before her death. Such courage and
steadfastness is rare and noteworthy. Her associates
in the Library and those friends who best knew her
cherish as a precious heritage her example of courage,
patience and fidelity.
I subjoin a tribute from the pen of a well known and
gifted Cleveland lady published in a daily paper at the
time as showing how she impressed those who met her
in the Library :
" Permit me to say a few words about the noble girl who has
just died, after filling her position so ably in the Public Library
for several years. She will be sadly missed by us all. Her
uniform kindness, her gentle manners, and her admirable
knowledge of books made her an invaluable helper and won for
her the highest respect and esteem. Her devotion to her farml-and
her devotion to everything high and pure made her hosts
of friends. * * * Her conscientious discharge of duty led
her to work too hard. It is no small thing in this busy world
to come and to go ever with a pleasant word, a willing heart,
and a noble purpose. It is no small thing to be remembered
and loved. Miss Ida Rezner will not be forgotten."
18 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX A.
CONDITION' OK LIBRARY
Art and Music 456...
Astronomy 1168...
Biography 2528 ..
Botany 243..
Education 477...
Elocution. v 281...
Essays 1309...
fiction 8340...
Games and Sports 121...
German 3358...
History 1751...
Juvenile 2706...
Mental and Moral Philos 268...
Natural History 548...
Physiology 492...
Physical Geography 263...
Poetry 1193.
Politics and Law 273 ..
Social Science and S. History. 1178 ..
Theology 1345-
Travel
Wit and Humor 276.
Harper's )
Century. [ 103.
Appleton's J
Mrs. Hussey's gift 50.
East and Wfest High Schools. 34.
. 2 6
. 13
. 10 15
. 2 1
. 3 2
. 5 3
. 7 5
.165 221
. 80
. 24
.108
. 2
. 8
. 3
. 3
. 12
. 7
6 ....
. 10
7
4
2058 31 25
30,819 513 469
10
1
1
2
2
104
41
12
72
1
4
3
7
1
6
o
18
4
c del
296
PMreisvsiionugs toR e'8ct4i v.J fc
771 84
Transferred to Reference Room, German 118
Transferred to Reference Room, Miscellaneous 38
Unclassified 5
Total 161
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A P P E N D I X B.
ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY.—CIRCULATING DEPT.
By purchase 2521
By exchange. ' ^
By gift. 17
Total to Circulating Dept 2552
REFERENCE DEPT.
By purchase 51'
By exchange 9
By gift
Rebound from R. R 12 <
Total to Ref. R
Total by purchase 3038
Total bv exchange 23
Total by gift 210
Total rebound from R. R 127
Total 3398
APPENDIX C.
LIST OF DONORS TO THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Bil. rub'
Vols. Vols. Panip.
Adelbert College. Dr. E. Bushnell 3
Alden, Edwin & Bro. Cincinnati, 0 I
Andrews, Mrs. Sherlock J 1
Babcock, C. H..... (5
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1
Baslington, G. 0 1
Bassett, C 3
Board of Education 1 85
Board of Education, Detroit 1
Board of Trade 1
Bolton, Mrs. S. K 1
Bostonian Society 1
Breckenridge, L 2
Brett, Wm.H 1
Briggs, Samuel D 1
Bushnell. Rev. Dr. E 50
Buzby, Geo. L. Philadelphia 1
City of Cleveland 8 6 3
Cobden Club, London, Eng 1
Cotgreave, A. Esq. Richmond, Eng 2
Cowles, Alfred H 7
Crumb & Baslington 1
Cutler, President Carroll 1
Dalton, J. G. Boston, Mass 1
Dickman, F 1
Drury, E. J 1
20 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX C. — Continued.
Bd. U lib'
Vols. Vols. Panip.
Germantown Phila. Friends Free Library 1
Green, S. A. M. D. Boston, Mass 1
Green. S. S. M. D. Worcester. Mass 2
Groot, Geo. A 1
Foran, Hon. M. A 8
Harrison, Geo. L. Philadelphia 1
Haynes, Hon. Till}-. Boston 1
Hinsdale, B. A 2
Hubbell, Z. M 1
Johns, H. W. N. Y 1
Johns Hcpkin's University, Baltimore. 2
Lea Bros. & Co. Philadelphia 1
Leeds, Josiah W. Philadelphia 1 1
Lehigh University Society, Bethlehem 2
Library Co., Philadelphia. 2
Lockwood, Geo. R. & Son. N. Y 1
Lovell, John W. & Co. N. Y 1
Macfie, R. A. Esq. Edinburgh, Scotland 2
Ma}-nard, Dr. A 1
Massachusetts (State of) 59
Mechanics Institute, San Francisco 1
Mercantile Library Association, Cincinnati 1
Mercantile Library, N. Y 1
Mercantile Library, San Francisco 1 I
Meylert, Asa P. M. D 1
Morse, Richard C 1
Northrop, B. G. Clinton, Conn 1
Ohio Bureau of Labor Statistics 1
Payne, Hon. H. B 2
Patterson, W. D 6
Paul, Peter & Bro. Buffalo, N. Y 1
Peaslee, John B. Cincinnati, 0 1 1
Providence Athenusem 1
Public Library, Boston, Mass 1
Public Library, Bridgeport, Conn 1
Public Library, Brookline, Mass 1
Public Library, Chicago, 111 1
Public Library, Cincinnati, 0 2 2
Public Library, Dayton, 0 1
Public Library, Indianapolis, Ind 1
Public Library, Lancaster, Mass 1
Public Library, Lawrence, Mass 1
Public Library, Lynn, Mass. 1
Public Library, Manchester, Eng 1 2
Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1
Public Library, New Bedford 1
Public Library, Providence, R. 1 1
Public Library, St. Louis, Mo 1
Public Library, Swansea, Wales 1
Public Library, Taunton, Mass 2
Public Library, Toledo, 0. 2
Public Library, Toronto, Canada 1 2
Public Library, Watertown 1
21 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX C.— Continued.
15(1. Till)'
Vols. Vols. Panip.
Public Library, Woburn. Mass 1
Public Library, Worcester, Mass 1 1
Royal Society of Canada 1
Ruggles, C. B 8
Sawyer Free Library. Gloucester, Mass 1
Scott, Wm. H. Esq. Toledo, 0 2
Scribner's Chas. Sons. N. Y 1
Sims, Wm 1
Smith, Anthony Stove Co. Boston, Mass 1
Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D. C 8 1 I
Sotheran, H. & Co; London 1
Townsend, Hon. Amos....» 4
Trustees N. Y. & Brooklyn Bridge 1
United States.
Agriculture Department of. 1 1
Bureau of Education 2 1 5
Bureau of Navigation 1 1
Chief of Ordinance 1
Commissioner of Patents 1 1
Comptroller of Currency 1
Interior (Dept of) 1 vol. of maps. 27 1
Life Saving Service 1
Navy Dept - 1
Postmaster General 1
Signal Office War Dept 1 4
Surgeon General 2
Treasury Department 8
War Department 4 8
University of Michigan 1
Welch, A. E., N. Y 1
White, John G 122 maps. 4
Whitney, James L. Boston, Mass 1
Willard, DeForest M. D 1
Winthrop, Robert C. Hon 9
Wood, Wm. & Co. N. Y 1
Woman's Medical College 1
Yale College, New Haven. E 3
Yates, James (Libr. Leeds (Eng.) Library) 1
Y. M. A., Buffalo, N. Y. 1
Total 190 20 280
2 2 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX D.
The work in Library during the year, with Comparisons.
CIRCULATING DEPARTMENT.
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15
61
79 210
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13
12
44
R e f e r e n c e .
Dep't.
78 99 t i l l
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QJ
19
4
5
3
14
61
Total number books bound in Circulating Dep't 2623
Total number books bound in R e f e r e n c e Dep't. - 349
Total ' 2972
* This is taken from Binders Bill and does not include August 1#85, the bills for
which were not presented until September. The figures in Appendix B. are taken
from Accession Catalogue and include the year from Sept. 1. 1884 to Aug. 31. 1885
inclusive.
t On page 19, 127 vols are reported as rebound from R. R. That number is taken
from Accession Catalogue and includes 16 vols rebound and added in August but
i h e bill not presented until September hence not included in this table.
Note— A discrepancy will be noticed between the above figures and report of bind-ing
on page 14. This is due to an error noticed too late for correction. The figures should
read as follows : Newly bound 260, rebound 2423, in temporary binding 289 ; total 2972.
28 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
APPENDIX G.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Rec'd. Exp'd. To Treus.
September $ 27.85 $ 21.46 $
October 60.78 17.31
November : 48.12 25.42 22.51
December 64.36 29.81 34.55
January 43.07 22.85 20.22
February 46.35 16.76 29.59
March 40.69 9.66 31.03
April 44.76 4.43 40.33
May 37.42 10.08 27.34
June 44.90 31.74 13.16
July 34.83 24.63 10.20
August 30.72 31.83
$523.80 $245.98 $228.93
Total receipts $523 80
Total expenditure $245.98
Total paid to treasurer 228.93
Balance on hand 48.89
$523.80
EXPENDITURES. RECEIPTS.
Drafts S 2.24 Books $ 27.44
Freight 54.65 Cards 5.04
Furniture 18.39 Catalogues 3.55
Labor. 14.50 Fees 23.75
Periodicals 21.92 Fines 439.67
Postage 22.69 Paper 24.35
Refunded 17.80
Repairs 23.35 Total .' $523.80
Stationery 14.01
Sundries 3.98
Supplies 52.45
Treasurer 228.93
Total $474.91
Total receipts $523.80
Total expenditures $474.91
Balance on hand 48.89
$523. SO